adolesco

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ad- +‎ olēscō.

Verb

adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere, perfect active adolēvī or adoluī, supine adultum); third conjugation, no passive

  1. to grow up, become an adult, mature
  2. to grow, increase, augment, become greater
    Synonyms: accrēscō, crēscō, excrēscō, olēscō, glīscō
    Antonym: dēcrēscō
Conjugation
  • The only attested passive forms are those from adultus, which is used in an active sense.
   Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, active-only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
perfect adolēvī,
adoluī 		adolēvistī,
adolēstī,
adoluistī1 		adolēvit,
adolēt,
adoluit1 		adolēvimus,
adolēmus,
adoluimus1 		adolēvistis,
adolēstis,
adoluistis1 		adolēvērunt,
adolērunt,
adolēvēre,
adoluērunt,
adoluēre1
pluperfect adolēveram,
adolēram,
adolueram1 		adolēverās,
adolērās,
adoluerās1 		adolēverat,
adolērat,
adoluerat1 		adolēverāmus,
adolērāmus,
adoluerāmus1 		adolēverātis,
adolērātis,
adoluerātis1 		adolēverant,
adolērant,
adoluerant1
future perfect adolēverō,
adolērō,
adoluerō1 		adolēveris,
adolēris,
adolueris1 		adolēverit,
adolērit,
adoluerit1 		adolēverimus,
adolērimus,
adoluerimus1 		adolēveritis,
adolēritis,
adolueritis1 		adolēverint,
adolērint,
adoluerint1
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
perfect adolēverim,
adolērim,
adoluerim1 		adolēverīs,
adolērīs,
adoluerīs1 		adolēverit,
adolērit,
adoluerit1 		adolēverīmus,
adolērīmus,
adoluerīmus1 		adolēverītis,
adolērītis,
adoluerītis1 		adolēverint,
adolērint,
adoluerint1
pluperfect adolēvissem,
adolēssem,
adoluissem1 		adolēvissēs,
adolēssēs,
adoluissēs1 		adolēvisset,
adolēsset,
adoluisset1 		adolēvissēmus,
adolēssēmus,
adoluissēmus1 		adolēvissētis,
adolēssētis,
adoluissētis1 		adolēvissent,
adolēssent,
adoluissent1
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present adolēscere — adolēscēns —
future adultūrum esse — adultūrus —
perfect adolēvisse,
adolēsse,
adoluisse1 		— — —
perfect potential adultūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum adolēscendō adultum adultū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: adolesce
  • Esperanto: adoleski
  • Ido: adolecar
  • Portuguese: adolescer

Etymology 2

From adoleō (“burn”) +‎ -scō.

Verb

adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to be kindled or burn (of a sacrifice)
Conjugation
   Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active-only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present adolēscere — adolēscēns —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum adolēscendō — —

References

  • “adolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “adolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • adolesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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